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 House intelligence committee chairman Devin Nunes: called off a critical hearing scheduled for Tuesday. Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images Trump-Russia inquiry falters after chairman’s ‘midnight run’
  • US
  • 19:02

Behaviour of former adviser to US president fuels doubts over credibility of investigation

Russian police detain opposition leader at Moscow protest Police  detain anti-corruption campaigner and opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a rally in Moscow on Sunday. Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
  • Europe
  • 19:36

Alexei Navalny arrested at march triggered by corruption charges against prime minister

One dead, 14 injured after US nightclub shooting Police tape blocks access to  Cameo Nightlife club in Cincinnati, Ohio, US. Photograph: Caleb Hughes/Reuters
  • US
  • 17:12

Gunman still at large after opening fire at a Cincinnati club early on Sunday morning

Iraqi army blames Islamic State for Mosul deaths Iraqis inspect the damage   following air strikes in Mosul.  Photograph: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images
  • Middle East
  • 14:49

Military says there is no evidence an air strike by US-led coalition hit building

Westminster attack: police believe Khalid Masood acted alone  Shadows of member of the public are seen in front of  floral tributes next to the British houses of parliament in the aftermath of the  attack on Wednesday. Photograph: EPA
  • UK
  • 13:31

Motive for attack on British parliament may never be understood

Beijing-backed civil servant picked as Hong Kong leader Hong Kong’s new leader Carrie Lam has a reputation as a safe pair of hands. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
  • Asia-Pacific
  • 17:27

Carrie Lam promises to unite Hong Kong even as political tensions rise in the city

Body found in Italy is unlikely to be missing Dublin-based woman The MSC Magnifica. Xiang Lei Li went missing while travelling on the vessel last month.
  • Europe
  • 14:09

Asian woman’s remains were discovered in a suitcase in Rimini Harbour on Saturday

Features & Opinion

Free speech versus hate speech in Aung San Suu Kyi’s Myanmar Free speech versus hate speech in Aung San Suu Kyi’s Myanmar

Media freedom has soared in Asia’s new democracy – but so has the language of hatred

Spirit of London: ‘Calm is contagious’ Spirit of London: ‘Calm is contagious’

If London was unpanicked by Khalid Masood’s attack, it’s because it’s accustomed to terrorism, having endured numerous atrocities before the Islamist threat emerged

EU leaders to celebrate resilience on landmark day EU leaders to celebrate resilience on landmark day

60 years after Treaty of Rome, the argument over a multi-speed Europe is just beginning

Beijing’s candidate expected to romp home in limited Hong Kong poll Beijing’s candidate expected to romp home in limited Hong Kong poll

Carrie Lam seen by China as low-risk candidate on fractious island territory

French election: Europe’s fate may hang on outcome French election: Europe’s fate may hang on outcome

Victory for Marine Le Pen would mark political revolution capable of sinking project

Emotions high in parliament as MPs remember terror attack dead Emotions high in parliament as MPs remember terror attack dead

The scene looked familiar, but the tone at Westminster was absent of usual bombast

Our Correspondents

Suzanne Lynch Suzanne Lynch - European Correspondent

America Letter: Will truth finally Trump Donald?

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Silver-tongued British ministers hide the reality of Brexit

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Maureen Dowd: Instead of growing up in office, Trump is regressing

Denis Staunton Denis Staunton - London Editor

Ministers reveal the mysteries of the cabinet merry-go-round

A self-driven Volvo SUV owned and operated by Uber   after a collision in Tempe, Arizona, on March 24th.  Photograph: Fresco News/Mark Beach/via Reuters Uber removes fleet of self-driving cars after Arizona crash
  • US
  • March 26, 2017, 20:27

Company suspends test cars in three states pending investigation into Volvo SUV crash

 An Iraqi man sits amid the rubble of destroyed houses in Mosul’s al-Jadida area following air strikes in which civilians have been reportedly killed during an ongoing offensive against Islamic State. Photograph: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images Coalition to investigate Iraq civilian deaths, says US general
  • Middle East
  • March 26, 2017, 20:19

US-led coalition strike hit an area where as many as 200 civilians may have been killed

Police  detain anti-corruption campaigner and opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a rally in Moscow on Sunday. Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters Russian police detain opposition leader at Moscow protest
  • Europe
  • March 26, 2017, 19:36

Alexei Navalny arrested at march triggered by corruption charges against prime minister

 House intelligence committee chairman Devin Nunes: called off a critical hearing scheduled for Tuesday. Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images Trump-Russia inquiry falters after chairman’s ‘midnight run’
  • US
  • March 26, 2017, 19:02

Behaviour of former adviser to US president fuels doubts over credibility of investigation

Crowds  attend a pro-Europe demonstration in Berlin on Sunday. Photograph: Tobias Schwartz/AFP/Getty Images Pro-EU marches celebrate 60 years of European unity
  • Europe
  • March 26, 2017, 18:52

Diverse crowds turn up for Pulse of Europe and March of Europe gatherings in Germany

Newly re-elected Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte met with  Edith Schippers to discuss forming a coalition. Photograph: Jerry Lampen/AFP/Getty Images Dutch coalition talks leave Wilders out in the cold
  • Europe
  • March 26, 2017, 18:20

Leaders of four parties meet as ‘robust’ economic growth continues in the Netherlands

 Paul Ryan: A US television show opened on Saturday with the words: ‘Paul Ryan needs to step down.’  Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images Trump blames everyone else for failure of healthcare Bill
  • US
  • March 26, 2017, 17:59

The US president’s targets include conservatives, Democrats and possibly Paul Ryan

Hong Kong’s new leader Carrie Lam has a reputation as a safe pair of hands. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Beijing-backed civil servant picked as Hong Kong leader
  • Asia-Pacific
  • March 26, 2017, 17:27

Carrie Lam promises to unite Hong Kong even as political tensions rise in the city

Police tape blocks access to  Cameo Nightlife club in Cincinnati, Ohio, US. Photograph: Caleb Hughes/Reuters One dead, 14 injured after US nightclub shooting
  • US
  • March 26, 2017, 17:12

Gunman still at large after opening fire at a Cincinnati club early on Sunday morning

Iraqis inspect the damage   following air strikes in Mosul.  Photograph: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images Iraqi army blames Islamic State for Mosul deaths
  • Middle East
  • March 26, 2017, 14:49

Military says there is no evidence an air strike by US-led coalition hit building

The MSC Magnifica. Xiang Lei Li went missing while travelling on the vessel last month. Body found in Italy is unlikely to be missing Dublin-based woman
  • Europe
  • March 26, 2017, 14:09

Asian woman’s remains were discovered in a suitcase in Rimini Harbour on Saturday

 Shadows of member of the public are seen in front of  floral tributes next to the British houses of parliament in the aftermath of the  attack on Wednesday. Photograph: EPA Westminster attack: police believe Khalid Masood acted alone
  • UK
  • March 26, 2017, 13:31

Motive for attack on British parliament may never be understood

A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Puettlingen, southwestern Germany. Photograph: Arne Dedert/AFP/Getty Images Germans head to the polls in key regional election
  • Europe
  • March 26, 2017, 12:47

Chancellor Angela Merkel faces electoral test in Saarland before September’s federal vote

A woman argues as Belarusian police during an opposition rally in Minsk. Photograph: Sergei Grits/AP Photo Belarus police arrest hundreds of protesters
  • Europe
  • March 25, 2017, 18:50

Belarusian authorities disrupt Minsk rally amid rising public anger over tax

Taoiseach  Enda Kenny in Rome for a show of unity with European Union. Photograph:  Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images EU leaders disagree on idea of multi-speed Europe
  • Europe
  • March 25, 2017, 14:58

Declaration signed in Rome criticised by Donald Tusk over lack of ‘faith in unity’

File image of Amos Yee leaving the state court in Singapore. Yee has been granted asylum in the US.  Photograph: Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images Singaporean blogger granted asylum in the US
  • US
  • March 25, 2017, 14:19

Amos Yee (18) has been jailed twice in the Asian city-state over online comments

A displaced Iraqi man carries his belongings and pushes a child  after fleeing their homes due to the ongoing fighting between government forces and Islamic State (IS) on Saturday in Mosul. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images UN ‘stunned’ by multiple civilian casualties in Iraq
  • Middle East
  • March 25, 2017, 13:51

Iraqi forces pause Mosul push over concern about residents trapped in the besieged city

Floral tributes   in Parliament Square, London, for the victims of the Westminster terror attack. Photograph: John Stillwell/PA Wire Westminster attack: Video shows apparent security flaws
  • UK
  • March 25, 2017, 13:25

Two men remain in custody in connection with Khalid Masood’s London rampage

Ukip’s only MP Douglas Carswell is leaving the party. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire Ukip’s only MP Douglas Carswell to leave party
  • UK
  • March 25, 2017, 12:24

Carswell will sit in the House of Commons as an independent MP

US president Donald Trump photographed in the White House on Friday.  He suffered a major legislative reversal on Friday as Republicans were forced to pull their repeal of the Affordable Care Act from the House floor. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Trump blames Democrats for failure to repeal Obamacare
  • US
  • March 25, 2017, 12:15

Republicans forced to admit defeat over plan to overhaul US health insurance

A mugshot of Khalid Masood released by the Metropolitan Police in London. Masood was born Adrian Russell Ajao and he grew up in Tunbridge Wells with two half-brothers. Photograph: Metropolitan Police/Reuters Picture of Westminster attacker as ‘troubled character’ emerges
  • UK
  • March 24, 2017, 23:01

Police try to establish if Khalid Masood had support as number of arrests rises to 10

US House of Representatives speaker Paul Ryan  speaks on the proposed American Health Care Act along with other Republican leaders during a news conference in Washington on  March 15th. Photograph: Gabriella Demczuk/New York Times Republicans withdraw bill to replace Obamacare
  • US
  • March 24, 2017, 22:06

US president Donald Trump suffers stunning political setback over healthcare legislation

The remains of John O’Neill, who was killed in 2010 in the resort of Benalmadena. Photograph: Aidan Crawley Briton faces long sentence for murder of Irish holidaymaker
  • Europe
  • March 24, 2017, 17:35

Plasterer John O’Neill (40) shot dead by fugitive while visiting Spain with young family

US president Donald Trump  announces the approval of a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline, in the White House in Washington, DC. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP Photo Trump administration approves Keystone XL pipeline
  • US
  • March 24, 2017, 17:29

US president announces reversal of Obama decision on the controversial project

People  protest against increased tariffs for communal services and new taxes in Minsk, Belarus, on March 15th. The placard , referring to the country’s president, reads: “Lukashenko, stop picking the raisins out of the bread”. Photograph: Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters Belarus vows to crush any unrest ahead of major protest
  • Europe
  • March 24, 2017, 16:54

Rights groups decry crackdown on protesters as anti-government rallies grow

Günter  Lubitz (Ieft), father of the co-pilot of the Germanwings plane that crashed into the French Alps two years ago, with air crash investigator Tim van Beveren at a press conference in Berlin on Friday. Photograph: Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty Images Germanwings pilot’s father rejects claim son purposely crashed plane
  • Europe
  • March 24, 2017, 16:46

Günter Lubitz says Andreas Lubitz was not depressed and investigation evidence was flawed

Mr Pence tweeted the photo on Thursday accompanied by the message “appreciate joining @POTUS for meeting with the Freedom Caucus again today. This is it. #PassTheBill. Photograph: Twitter All-male meeting discussing US maternity care sparks outrage
  • US
  • March 24, 2017, 16:23

US vice president tweets photo of healthcare meeting discussing new insurance plans

Russian president Vladimir Putin with French presidential election candidate and  Front National party leader Marine Le Pen at the Kremlin in Moscow on Friday. Photograph: Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP/Getty Images Putin hosts French far-right leader Marine Le Pen in Moscow
  • Europe
  • March 24, 2017, 15:50

Meeting at Kremlin a potential boost for Front National leader’s presidential bid

A forensics expert stands next to a car which drove down the main pedestrian shopping street in Antwerp, Belgium, at high speed. Photograph: Joris Herregods/Reuters Antwerp driver charged with attempted murder
  • Europe
  • March 24, 2017, 14:48

Belgian authorities detain man who drove a car down a pedestrian shopping street

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak looking towards his supporters outside the area where he was hospitalised at Maadi military hospital on the outskirts of Cairo, in October 2016. Photograph:  Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters Hosni Mubarak freed in Egypt after six years in custody
  • Middle East
  • March 24, 2017, 13:54

Former dictator (88) returns home from military hospital after court acquittal

People light candles at a vigil in Trafalgar Square on Thursday  in memory of  four people killed in  London  terrorist attack. Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters Westminster attacker named, he was not under investigation
  • Europe
  • March 24, 2017, 10:42

Khalid Masood (52) lived in the west midlands and had a number of criminal convictions

The arrest of journalists has coincided with a  wave of  protests over the Belarusian government’s imposition of a tax on citizens  who are not in full-time employment. Photograph: Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko Criticism of arrests of journalists in Belarus during anti-government protests
  • Europe
  • March 23, 2017, 22:40

Minister for Foreign Affairs urged to lodge a formal protest with the Belarusian government

A police officer places flowers and a photograph of PC Keith Palmer on Whitehall near the Houses of Parliament in London. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire Westminster attack: Fifth person dies as attacker named
  • UK
  • March 23, 2017, 21:48

Khalid Masood (52) from Kent had previous convictions but was not under investigation

The remains of a migrant raft in  the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast during a search and rescue operation by Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms. Photograph: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters More than 200 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean
  • Africa
  • March 23, 2017, 21:09

Aid organisation finds five bodies after two boats ‘carrying hundreds’ sink off Libya

Protestors take part in a demonstration outside of the Trump Hotel on health care in Washington, DC. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Blow for Trump healthcare Bill as vote postponed
  • US
  • March 23, 2017, 21:07

Republican leaders fail to rally conservatives in effort to repeal Obamacare

 Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the ruling Law and Justice Party. Poland’s once promising relationship with the EU is in crisis . Photograph:   Kacper Pempel/Reuters Poland files charges against Tusk before EU celebrations
  • Europe
  • March 23, 2017, 20:24

Case against EU Council president marks new low in Warsaw-Brussels relations

Police officers and Sedee-Dovo, the mine clearance service of Belgian defence, patrol in Antwerp where Belgian police arrested a man on Thursday after he tried to drive into a crowd at high speed in a shopping area in the port city of Antwerp, a police chief said. Photograph: Virginie Lefour/AFP/Getty Images One arrest after police stop car from driving into crowd in Antwerp
  • Europe
  • March 23, 2017, 18:50

Car with knives in boot tried to enter shopping street at high speed, say Belgian police

A military vehicle guards as a rally leaves from the  Colosseum  for a national strike of taxi drivers  in Rome on Thursday. Photograph: Angelo Carconi/EPA Security for EU summit in Rome stepped up after London attack
  • Europe
  • March 23, 2017, 18:41

Police worried about Isis threat and violence from extreme left and right factions

Kurt Cochran and his wife Melissa are shown in this photo released by the family in Salt Lake City,  US. Mr Cochran was killed and his wife badly injured during Wednesday’s attack in London. Photograph: Payne family/via Reuters Westminster attack: the dead and wounded from 10 nations
  • UK
  • March 23, 2017, 18:17

Irish woman among 40 injured in attack in London

A US-Israeli teen (right) arrested in Israel on suspicion of making bomb threats against Jewish community centres in the United States, Australia and New Zealand over the past three months, before the start of a remand hearing in Rishon Lezion, Israel. Photograph:  Baz Ratner/Reuters US-Israeli teen arrested in Israel over bomb threats to Jewish centres
  • Middle East
  • March 23, 2017, 17:27

Wave of threats made against community centres in the US, Australia and New Zealand

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